Millerhill EfW
Millerhill EfW is a based on a conventional combustion technology and considered an ERF based on its most recent R1 reported measurment. The facility has a permitted capacity of 190,000 tonnes a year and is operated by FCC Environment in partnership with Edinburgh City Council and Midlothian Council.
The site is located on what was a brownfield site between the active railway yards operated by Network Rail and the former Monktonhall Colliery with waste delivery primarily by road[1].
Site Details
| Operator | FCC Environment |
|---|---|
| Site | Millerhill EfW |
| Size | Medium |
| Permit No | PPC/A/1136072 |
| Plated Capacity | 190 |
| Status | Operational |
Plant Description
FCC Environment appointed Hitachi Zosen Inova (now Kanadovia Inova)[4] and FCC Medio Ambiente SA to undertake the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) and to supply the technology utilised in the plant as a joint venture, costing £142m to develop[1].
The standard combustion approach is delivered by a single line air-cooled Kanadevia Inova reciprocating grate
Millerhill EfW is co-located with a materials recycling facility[4].
This EfW is a Combined Heat and Power facility, supplying 4,600 domestic premises with heat, it is able to produce up to 12 MW of electricity and 20 MW of heat through a combustion system [2].
History
Millerhill EfW was developed, constructed and is being operated through a 25-year partnership between FCC Environment, the Edinburgh City Council and the Midlothian Council.
The contract to build the Millerhill EfW was signed in October 2016 by FCC and the City of Edinburgh and Midlothian Councils, after FCC was selected as the preferred bidder by the partnership Zero Waste: Edinburgh and Midlothian to design, construct, finance and operate the plant.
The facility began construction in December 2016 and was scheduled to take 30 months to complete, commencing accepting waste and commissioning in November 2018 and full operations in June 2019, ahead of schedule[1].
The feedstock is non-hazardous residual waste from households within the Edinburgh and Midlothian regions, and some commercial waste originating from the same area.
In 2020 FCC formed Green Recovery Projects Ltd, a new company for its Energy from Waste portfolio to allow the subsequent sale of 49% to Icon Infrastructure. This included Millerhill EfW[3].
